1. In a large pot add a small amount of water (1/4-1/2" deep is fine). Bring water to a boil. If you have a steamer place it into the pot at this time.
2. Put the kale, parnip, turnip and potatoes into the pot. Turn down the heat to low boil and cover the pot.
3. In a small skilet, heat olive oil. Add the onion and garlic and saute until soft. Remove the onion and garlic from the heat when done cooking.
4. In the meantime, keep an eye on the kale and root vegetables. When the kale is thoroughly cooked and the root vegetables are soft but not mushy, turn off the heat. Put the kale and root veggies in a large serving bowl.
5. Add the onions and garlic, balsamic vinegar, and pepper, and toss everything together. Serve warm.
This is especially good served with crusty whole wheat vegan bread or rice or as a side dish. Yum!!! And nutritious too!

I found this recipe to be delicious - and substantial enough for a full meal instead of a side dish. I used turnips, sweet potatoes, russet potatoes, carrots and a couple peeled green apples. The apples added a nice contrast to all the starchy roots. I also used leek instead of onion and added the steamed kale to the sauteed leek & garlic before mixing with the steamed roots and apples. I finished the saute off with a big squeeze of lemon juice (because I can't eat kale without lemon juice - it's so delicious!) and because I thought it would work nicely with the balsamic vinegar. It worked...and I loved it! This is a fantastic, easy and quick little dish.

This was really great. I used sweet potato, white sweet potato, red potato, yukon gold potato, butternut squash, onion and kale. A also cooked it a little too long so everything was a bit mushy. But.... still awesome! This was the first recipe I had tried from this website, and now Im hooked :)